comment:

Dilated glands usually involve the basal to midportion of the gastric glands, which may become distended with clear fluid, secretion, or cellular debris (
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, and
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). This usually occurs as a focal or multifocal event and may be seen as an aging change in rats. Glandular dilation usually involves multiple glands, and the dilatation is often irregular in profile (i.e., not a well-circumscribed circular structure). Glandular cysts (see Stomach, Glandular stomach, Glands - Cyst) are usually solitary, larger, and lined by attenuated epithelium.

recommendation:

Whenever present, glandular dilation should be diagnosed and graded; grading is based on the number and size of dilated glands and total area of mucosa affected.